Coupland, Cumbria Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Southfield Farm - geograph.org.uk - 311471.jpg
Static Image Caption:Southfield Farm
Coordinates:54.564°N -2.446°W
Official Name:Coupland
Type:Village
Civil Parish:Warcop
Unitary England:Westmorland and Furness
Lieutenancy England:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Penrith and The Border
Post Town:APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND
Postcode District:CA16
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:017683
Os Grid Reference:NY711188
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Eden
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the former Eden District

Coupland is a small village in Cumbria, England, in the civil parish of Warcop. It is situated a short distance to the south-east of Appleby-in-Westmorland, just to the north of the A66,[1] and lies within the historic county boundaries of Westmorland.

The name 'coupland' may be a corruption of the surname coupman (cf. Kaupmann)[2]

Geography

Coupland Beck is a minor river that flows into the river Eden south of Coupland. Hilton Beck merges with Coupland Beck at the village of Coupland.

Coupland Beck Viaduct (also called Hilton Beck Viaduct) is a five arched, single track railway viaduct that carried the Eden Valley Railway over the stream, The preserved EVR hopes to aimfully restore the line across the viaduct towards Appleby someday.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Cumbria: Webster's Facts and Phrases, 2008, p.60, google books preview
  2. The Northmen in Cumberland & Westmoreland, Robert Ferguson, 1856, google books